Holder for bed-covers



HGLDER FOR BED COVERS.

APPLICMION FILED MAY 15. 1918.

jfl Patented Jan. 20, 1920.

.for Bed-Covers,

WILLAM L. DENNISOJN, 0F COLUMBUS0ILO.

HOLBER FOR BEE-COVERS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

'Patented Jan. 2G, 192%.

Application med May 15, 191e. serial No. 234531.

To all Lc/tom t may concern:

Be it known that l, VILLAM L. DENNI- soN, a citizen of the United Statesof America, residing at Columbus, in the county of Franklin and State ofOhio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Holders of which thefollowing a specification.

As an improved device to hold bed clothes,

er, the same having at the others-nd a i vice for engaging in the wireof a sprinc mattress, whereby the bed clothes are sured of being kept inplaceon the bed to prevent them being thrown olf by sick or restlesspersons or babies.

A still further object is 'toprovide a device connecting to that end ofthe flexible member remote from the clasp, whereby the flexible membermay be made to surround the side rail of a bed. the device appropriatelyconnecting with the clasp tohold the exible member in the saidsurroundclothes in position when the clasp is connected to them.

' A still further object of the` invention is to provide a. device ofthis character which is simple in construction, durable 'and effectivein operation and inexpensive to manufacture and place on the market.

Other and further objects will be made A to appear as the invention isset forth in detail in the following' description.

o the exact construction in which it is shown end described, theinvention is not claimed to make any which do not Vdeviate from thescope of the annexed claim.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure l is a perspective view of the invention, showing the flexiblemember as a l view showing1 the Hexible member attached to a side railo. a bed. 1

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the attach. ing member carried at thatend of the Helft ible member remote from the clasp.

Referring to the drawings, the invention hown as comprising a clasp lwhich may form appropriate for engaging gripping the bed clothes. Theclaspcarries at one end oval link 2 to which there is appropriatelyconnected one end of a strap 3. niaining end of the. strap surrounds awill stand in divergent relation. v

In the application of the device, the clasp 1 is attached to the bed'clothes, the strap is drawn around the-side of the bed and the attachingdevice (having two hook members J) connected to the bed spring by meansof as shown in Fig. 3. provides the necessar y ing the two hook membersalways in engageu ment with it.

In the event that it the holder to the side rail of the bed, the strapmember 3 is led around the side rail, after which the two hook membersare made to enga e the oval'link 2 adjacent either end thereof, the freelegst of the is desired to attach to allow the hook members to effectengage- The resiliency of the free legs a'ter such attachment retainsthe press them toward each other.

In Fig'. 2, there is shown a chain 7 which takes the place of the strapin this modification of the invention. the ing the clasp with one end ofthe chain and the attaching the two hook members, i

conjoined with the strap) being appropriately attached to the other endof the chainn ln the use of this modification embodying the chain, thehooks 5 on the attaching member of the letter may be made to engage thespring mattress, or to engage the link 8, as in the ease of theattaching member u sed with the strep 3.

rlfhe invention having been described what is claimed as new and usefulis:

A nett article oflnenufeoture comprising a clasp, e flexible member, anoval link connecting one end of the flexible member to the clasp, and anattaching device carried et the free end of the flexible member, saidattaching device consisting of e transverse ortion and e hook memberformed et each end thereof, the two hook membere being right angularlydisposed with reference to the said transverse poi-tion and having theirfree legs diverging, whereby the attaching device may be made to engagea Wire met tress or to engage the seid link in the menner und for thepurpose herein epeeie In testimony Whereoi1 I eflix my signature,

WILLAM L. DENNSGN.

